THELONIOUS MONK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL

THELONIOUS MONK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN ORIGINALThe first full biography of American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, written by a brilliant historian who enjoyed full access to the family's archives and provides the author with dozens of interviews."The piano ain't got no wrong notes!" So ranted Thelonious Sphere Monk, who proved his point every time he sat down at the keyboard. His angular melodies and dissonant harmonies shook the jazz world to its foundations, ushering in the birth of

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ISBN-13 : 9780997135442

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Hardcover : 200 pages

whether through remembrance or rediscovery

First published in 1993